Dogs go plant based

Our Umami Homemade Family Recipe

As long as you weigh everything, you will have it 100% balanced. We have worked out exactly how much your dog needs. Depending on your dog’s weight, our recipe makes enough for 6 days, 3 days or 2 days.

OUR UMAMI RECIPE IS QUICK AND EASY TO MAKE AND DELICIOUS TO YOUR DOG!

Our umami recipe ingredients to make 100% balanced plant-based and homemade dog food using VEGDOG supplement

 

Cooked ingredients each carefully out weighed in grams specific to your dog

 

  • Frozen green peas
  • Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower
  • Dry red lentils (raw dry weight)
  • Wholewheat pasta – dry weight

 

Nutrient rich icing also carefully weighed out

Our Balanced Umami Homemade Recipe

 

Preparation:

  • Weigh out the amount of red lentils needed the night before, rinse them and leave to soak
  • Weigh out the frozen peas and dry pasta and add to a large pot together with the soaked lentils
  • Chop the weighed amounts of carrots, celery, cauliflower and kale
  • Remove woody stems from the kale
  • Add all vegetables to the pot
  • Cover with water and boil on the hob for 40 minutes
  • Turn on the oven to 180C
  • Drain the water and mash or blend all ingredients well
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper and some coconut oil
  • Bake the mixture for 45 minutes
  • Once cooked, leave to cool on a drying rack with tray inverted so cooked area is on the base

For larger dogs and large quantities, you do NOT need to follow the baking step. Just feed the food mashed and divide into portions with the ‘icing’ in the next step on the top of the cooled portions (heating the ‘icing’ will destroy the valuable nutrients so always add the paste that is formed to the cooled mashed food).

 

Nutrient rich icing:

  • Cut the tip off the algae capsule and squeeze out the contents
  • Weigh out the sunflower oil (in grams)
  • Weigh out the coconut, ground almonds and VEGDOG supplement
  • Chop fresh basil and parsley and add to the mixture with dried oregano
  • Mix together with a little oat milk or almond milk to form a paste
  • ONLY WHEN COMPLETELY COOLED, ice the top of the cooked food
  • Cut into squares and fold into ‘sandwiches’ with the icing in the centre
  • Place in biodegradable packaging or containers to freeze for each day’s use

Defrost overnight to feed in the morning to your dog.

If cooking large quantities

If you are cooking for a large dog or a number of dogs, it is advisable to omit the baking of the food in the recipe shown above to make it easier for you. This means that you will be feeding the food once it has been boiled and blended or mashed together.

As dogs sometimes do not like the consistency of mashed food (similar to the consistency of mushy peas), to make it more palatable for very fussy dogs that prefer ‘slimy food’, we advise adding in AGAR AGAR powder that gives the food a slimy consistency, like tinned dog food. It is a healthy addition as it is fibre and adds to the essential gut microflora. It is made up by mixing 15g powder per 1kg cooked food that is boiled and allowed to cool and can then be mixed into the food. The nutrient rich ‘icing’ can then be added to the top of the food, or also mixed in, but ensure that the food is cold when added to retain vital nutrients.

 

Carefully weigh out the correct amount of frozen peas for your dog
Carefully weigh out the correct amount of dry red lentils for your dog
Carefully weigh out the correct amount of dry pasta for your dog
Chop and weigh out the correct amount of vegetables and add to the pot
Boil all ingredients together for an hour on the hob
Carefully mash or blend the food together
Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 45 minutes on a lined baking tray (line with coconut oil)
Leave on a drying rack to cool fully and invert the baking tray
Carefully weigh out the ingredients for the high nutrient icing with the VEGDOG supplement
Only once fully cooled, 'ice' the nutrient rich mixture on the wet side of the baked food with the cooked side underneath
Carefully cut into equal portions to make enough for either 3 days or 2 days depending on the size of your dog
Fold the cut and iced portions to be in the centre and form 'sandwiches'
Package the portions into containers or biodegradable packaging
Place portions in the freezer to defrost overnight ready for each day
Irresistible to your dog!
Ruff LOVES his plant-based food
RECIPE INGREDIENTS FOR OUR UMAMI RECIPE WITH VARIOUS WEIGHTS SPECIFIC TO YOUR DOG
Umami Recipe Quantities 1-9kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 6 DAYS
Ingredients1kg2kg3kg4kg5kg6kg7kg8kg9kg
Frozen green peas85g170g250g335g420g480g560g640g720g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower95g190g290g385g480g385g450g510g575g
Red lentils raw (dry)55g110g160g215g270g265g305g350g395g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight85g170g255g340g425g290g335g385g430g
Number of Omega 3 capsules111111222
Sunflower oil in grams5g10g20g25g30g35g40g50g55g
Desiccated coconut5g10g20g25g30g20g20g25g30g
Ground almonds5g5g10g15g20g20g20g25g30g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano5g5g5g10g10g10g10g15g15g
All-In -Veluxe supplement5g10g20g25g30g25g30g30g35g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD EVERY 6 DAYS
Umami Recipe Quantities for an 10-18kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 4 DAYS
Ingredients10kg11kg12kg13kg14kg15kg16kg17kg18kg
Frozen green peas535g585g640g695g745g800g665g705g750g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower425g470g510g555g595g640g510g545g575g
Red lentils raw (dry)290g320g350g380g410g440g345g365g390g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight320g350g385g415g450g480g460g490g520g
Number of Omega 3 capsules222222333
Sunflower oil in grams40g45g50g50g55g60g65g70g70g
Desiccated coconut20g25g25g30g30g30g25g25g30g
Ground almonds20g25g25g30g30g30g25g25g30g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano10g10g15g15g15g15g15g15g15g
All-In -Veluxe supplement25g30g30g35g35g40g40g40g45g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD EVERY 4 DAYS
Umami Recipe Quantities for a 19-27kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 3 DAYS
Ingredients19kg20kg21kg22kg23kg24kg25kg26kg27kg
Frozen green peas595g625g655g685g720g750g780g810g840g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower455g480g504g530g550g575g600g625g650g
Red lentils raw (dry)310g325g340g355g375g390g405g420g435g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight410g430g455g475g495g520g540g560g585g
Number of Omega 3 capsules223333333
Sunflower oil in grams55g60g65g65g70g70g75g80g80g
Desiccated coconut25g25g25g25g30g30g30g30g30g
Ground almonds25g25g25g25g30g30g30g30g30g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano10g10g15g15g15g15g15g15g15g
All-In -Veluxe supplement35g35g40g40g40g45g45g45g50g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD EVERY 3 DAYS
Umami Recipe Quantities for a 28-36kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 2 DAYS
Ingredients28kg29kg30kg31kg32kg33kg34kg35kg36kg
Frozen green peas580g605g625g645g665g685g705g730g750g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower450g465g480g495g510g530g545g560g575g
Red lentils raw (dry)300g315g325g335g345g355g365g380g390g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight405g420g430g445g460g475g490g505g520g
Number of Omega 3 capsules222223333
Sunflower oil in grams55g60g60g60g65g65g70g70g70g
Desiccated coconut20g25g25g25g25g25g25g30g30g
Ground almonds20g25g25g25g25g25g25g30g30g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano10g10g10g10g15g15g15g15g15g
All-In -Veluxe supplement35g35g35g35g40g40g40g40g45g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD EVERY 2 DAYS
Umami Recipe Quantities for a 37-45kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 2 DAYS
Ingredients37kg38kg39kg40kg41kg42kg43kg44kg45kg
Frozen green peas770g790g810g830g855g875g895g915g935g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower590g610g625g640g655g670g690g705g720g
Red lentils raw (dry)400g410g420g430g445g455g465g475g485g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight535g545g560g575g590g605g620g635g650g
Number of Omega 3 capsules333333344
Sunflower oil in grams75g75g80g80g80g85g85g90g90g
Desiccated coconut30g30g30g30g35g35g35g35g35g
Ground almonds30g30g30g30g35g35g35g35g35g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano15g15g15g15g15g15g15g20g20g
All-In -Veluxe supplement45g45g45g50g50g50g50g55g55g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD EVERY 2 DAYS
Umami Recipe Quantities for a 46-54kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 1 DAY
Ingredients46kg47kg48kg49kg50kg51kg52kg53kg54kg
Frozen green peas480g490g500g510g520g530g540g550g560g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower370g375g385g390g400g410g415g425g430g
Red lentils raw (dry)250g255g260g265g270g275g280g285g290g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight330g340g345g355g360g365g375g380g390g
Number of Omega 3 capsules222222222
Sunflower oil in grams45g45g50g50g50g50g50g55g55g
Desiccated coconut20g20g20g20g20g20g20g20g20g
Ground almonds20g20g20g20g20g20g20g20g20g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano10g10g10g10g10g10g10g10g10g
All-In -Veluxe supplement30g30g30g30g30g30g30g30g30g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD FOR 1 DAY
Umami Recipe Quantities for a 55-63kg Dog MAKES ENOUGH FOR 1 DAY
Ingredients55kg56kg57kg58kg59kg60kg61kg62kg63kg
Frozen green peas570g580g595g605g615g625g635g645g655g
Chopped celery, kale leaves, carrots and cauliflower440g450g455g465g470g480g490g495g505g
Red lentils raw (dry)295g300g310g315g320g325g330g335g340g
Wholewheat pasta - dry weight395g405g410g420g425g430g440g445g455g
Number of Omega 3 capsules222222223
Sunflower oil in grams55g55g55g60g60g60g60g60g65g
Desiccated coconut20g20g25g25g25g25g25g25g25g
Ground almonds20g20g25g25g25g25g25g25g25g
Chopped fresh parsley, basil and dry oregano10g10g10g10g10g10g10g10g10g
All-In -Veluxe supplement35g35g35g35g35g35g35g35g40g
QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FOR MAKING FOOD FOR 1 DAY
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